Ah so that's who that was commenting there. Didn't know who that was so thanks.Scars Unseen said:
Website Teases New Baldur's Gate ... Something - UPDATED
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I just checked the site and the message was different. Now it's
and the message at the bottom is
I think they might just be messing around but you never know.
and the message at the bottom is
I think they might just be messing around but you never know.
Well, hopefully if they do end up using 4.0 rules it will be hidden in the background spreadsheets. Most video games based off of table top rules really just use foundation stuff anyway. I.E. The concept of feats, skills, ability scores and saving throws.Scars Unseen said:
Is it unanimous? I've been saying for years that Bioware are the worst thing to happen to the RPG genre and every time I get smacked down by waves of rabid fanbois telling me I'm an idiot. Bioware systematically dumb down every instalment they release and encourage mediocrity in a way that is simply repellent and yet people actually tell me they enjoyed Dragon Age 2. It's like I'm an alien speaking another language sometimes.Draxyle said:
Join me fellow brother let us unite to wipe this plague from the face of this planet.NovaStalker said:
Well technically it could go either way since both the enemies of the Emperor and his servants all want to wipe everything else out in existence so whichever you prefer.kingcom said:
Well now. I just started playing Baldur's Gate 2 again. It's kinda refreshing really, considering I've played the game through 28 times now. Yes, 28. This was one of the absolute pleasures of my teenage years. Baldur's Gate 1's great too, but 2's my game. It's an old friend, something I can always return to. It's refreshing, really, to not remember everything absolutely any more (though I still can recite every narration and piece of voice acting from memory, and actually do so for the nostalgia kicks during cutscenes).
So this might sound weird, but... well, I hope it won't be Baldur's Gate 3. I mean, I can very well agree that it will be a good game, a great game even. I can agree that it could, objectively, be better than the ones before. And yet I know that no matter how good it will be, it can't be the game I'm hoping it would be, what with the nostalgia and all. It's a petty thing, it is, but I can't help but know my old grognardiness will be nagging all the way through. Sad, but that's the way it is.
On a sidenote, if they end up doing BG3, or some other Dungeons & Dragons game, I actually HOPE they use 4e. You might hate it, but most of the hate does stem from it being videogamey and such and such. What I've found is that 4e is a really fun system once you get the hang of it, but there's always this thought that it'd work better in a computer game, what with all the numbers and moving parts you wouldn't need to think about. That does apply to most editions and most of the more gamistic tabletop games anyway, but there you go. 4e in a computer game really wouldn't be a bad thing in my books.
So this might sound weird, but... well, I hope it won't be Baldur's Gate 3. I mean, I can very well agree that it will be a good game, a great game even. I can agree that it could, objectively, be better than the ones before. And yet I know that no matter how good it will be, it can't be the game I'm hoping it would be, what with the nostalgia and all. It's a petty thing, it is, but I can't help but know my old grognardiness will be nagging all the way through. Sad, but that's the way it is.
On a sidenote, if they end up doing BG3, or some other Dungeons & Dragons game, I actually HOPE they use 4e. You might hate it, but most of the hate does stem from it being videogamey and such and such. What I've found is that 4e is a really fun system once you get the hang of it, but there's always this thought that it'd work better in a computer game, what with all the numbers and moving parts you wouldn't need to think about. That does apply to most editions and most of the more gamistic tabletop games anyway, but there you go. 4e in a computer game really wouldn't be a bad thing in my books.
Oh I do get the same thing trying to prove that EA has been destroying Bioware from day one. People have gotten so used to DLC that they forget how damaging it is to the structure of these games. I still can't believe there are so many people defending modern Bioware with this.NovaStalker said:
But yea, anyone who's a true fan of Baldur's Gate can see what's happening to them much more clearly, as definitely indicated by this thread.
I haven't played BG2 quite as many times.. but I'm sure I'm close. Pretty much spot on in every regard there. I never get bored of it, every single time I play it I can try something new or I can discover something new. It is probably one of the most re-playable games in existence. I can definitely sympathize with it being an old friend that I can always go back to.OldRat said:
And yea, Baldur's Gate 3 could never live up to what BG2 is, even if it happened to be "better". Baldur's Gate is a complete story in the most absolute sense, it deserves to be left alone.
When Dragon Age: Origins was said to be a spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate, that already doomed the game in my eyes. The entire time I played DA:O I was comparing it to BG, realizing that almost every aspect of it betrays what Baldur's Gate stood for. It marked the downfall of Bioware for me.
Modern remake of the best RPG ever made? Return to Athkatla? A third title to revisit the story of the child of Bhaal?
They could put any DRM into this title, ask for my blood, fingerprint and retina scan to confirm identity each time. They could take the soul of my first born. They could request payment in the form of a blank cheque. It could be published by the Unholy Alliance of Activision, EA, Ubisoft and Satan and I would still buy it without hesitation
They could put any DRM into this title, ask for my blood, fingerprint and retina scan to confirm identity each time. They could take the soul of my first born. They could request payment in the form of a blank cheque. It could be published by the Unholy Alliance of Activision, EA, Ubisoft and Satan and I would still buy it without hesitation
Ah.
The Child of Bhaal has awoken.
It is time for more...experiments.
On topic, a 3D HD remake of Baldur's Gate 2 in a Dragon Age Origins esque engine would be amazing. If it was fully voice acted too OH MY GOD.
I'd like both games remade, but something to make 1 much more fun and engaging, since it was maddeningly frustrating and horrible. 2 was fine though.
The Child of Bhaal has awoken.
It is time for more...experiments.
On topic, a 3D HD remake of Baldur's Gate 2 in a Dragon Age Origins esque engine would be amazing. If it was fully voice acted too OH MY GOD.
I'd like both games remade, but something to make 1 much more fun and engaging, since it was maddeningly frustrating and horrible. 2 was fine though.
Dear God please no 3D. Isometric is at least half of the charm of the old infinity engine. It lets you have the beautiful backdrops that it had. If I wanted some 3D thing I could just play Skyrim and cry every time the contrived plot shows up.
Even if it is a re-release, I so want it. I've wanted to play Baldur's again for so long (I only played like an hour of it before, 'cause I was young. :c ) but.. hey. I'm a graphic's whore!